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Giants first baseman Brandon Belt continued his hot play Tuesday against the Padres, as he posted his third multi-hit game in a row in a 5-4 win.

Belt went 3 for 4 in the game with a double, while driving in a run for the second game in a row. He did strike out in one of his at-bats, but he also scored twice.

Belt has raise dhis batting average from .246 to .264 over the last three games, and he now has a .758 OPS with seven home runs and 31 RBI on the season. 

Mets backup catcher Anthony Recker came up big in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Braves, as he slugged his second home run of the season. Recker drove in two runs with his two-run shot in the seventh inning to open up the scoring in a 6-1 win.

Recker finished the game 2 for 4 with two RBI, one RBI and two runs scored. He is now hitting .190 in 42 at-bats, with eight RBI.  

Mets outfielder Marlon Byrd had a strong performance Tuesday in a doubleheader against the Braves, as he posted a pair of mulit-hit games.

Byrd went 2 for 3 with a walk and an RBI in game one, a 4-3 win, and then added a 3-for-5 game in game two, with a stolen base. The Mets would win the second game, 6-1, as Byrd scored and doubled in each game.

Byrd raised his batting average from .247 to .264 with the game. 

Phillies infielder Michael Young continued to swing the bat well Tuesday against the Nationals, as he racked up a season-high three doubles in a 4-2 win.

Young went 3 for 4 in the game with an RBI and two runs scored. He now has 12 doubles on the season to go with a .288 average, the highest it has been since May 21. 

Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro was back in the starting lineup and producing Tuesday against the Padres, despite dealing with a finger injury that cost him six games.

Wearing a custom splint, Scutaro went 2 for 4 in the game with a one strikeout, in a 5-4 win. Scutaro is now batting .335 on the season, with hits in each of his last five games.

Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz was 1 for 3 Tuesday against the Nationals, in his first game back from the disabled list. Ruiz had one single in the game, his first since May 19, due to a hamstring injury. The Phillies won, 4-2, and Ruiz caught all nine innings. 

Nationals outfielder Denard Span was back in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Phillies, after missing Monday's game with a bruised foot.

Span was hitless in the game, going 0 for 4 in a 4-2 loss. Span is hitting .252 for the season, and is just 1 for 24 over his last six games.

Brewers starting pitcher Hiram Burgos (shoulder) made his second rehab start Tuesday night for Class A Brevard County.

Burgos, who is working his way back from right shoulder impingement, pitched scoreless innings before surrendering two runs on four hits in the fourth for his only damage of the night. He yielded two runs on five hits while striking out four in four innings of work.

He is scheduled to make one more rehab assignment before manager Ron Roenicke decides to bring him back to the majors or option him down to Triple-A.

"It's certainly simpler," Roenicke said. "If we bring somebody up, we've got to make a move, we've got to send somebody out. That's what we're trying to avoid doing."

Mariners reliever Tom Wilhelmsen surrendered the game-tying home run in Tuesday's contest against the Angels.

Wilhelmsen, who entered the game in the eighth inning, served up a solo home run to Albert Pujols and was charged with his fifth blown save of the season. He yielded one run on two hits and one walk while striking out one in 1 2/3 innings pitched in a 3-2 win in extras.

Wilhelmsen has allowed seven runs over his last 3 2/3 innings pitched. His ERA has sky-rocketed from 2.22 to 3.77 over that span.

Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin missed his fourth game in a row Tuesday against the Giants, but the team has yet to announce whether his shoulder injury will land him on the disabled list. It has been reported in recent days that Quentin could be placed on the disabled list, but a decision has not been made.

The Padres may be able to avoid that decision Wednesday, as Everth Cabrera is expected to hit the disabled list Wednesday, freeing up a spot on the roster. Quentin remains day to day.